Alfred P. Murrah
Does that name ring any bells? It probably means more to Americans than most of our other readers.
On April 19, 1995, the worst terrorist attack to that point took place in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma when 168 people (including children who were at a daycare inside the building) died as a result of domestic terrorism when the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was blown up by Timothy McVeigh and his cohorts. Interesting to note that McVeigh was put to death just 3 months before 9/11. I wonder what he would have made of being "upstaged" like that.
While driving back east from New Mexico, we stopped by Oklahoma City (OKC), which is not usually a place most tourists get to. We saw the very moving memorial to the victims which is very well designed and very poignant.
If you're ever in the OKC area, it's definitely worth stopping by to see the memorial.
The chairs at the memorial represent the 168 people killed and represent the empty seats they left behind at work, at the dinner table, etc.
If you want to learn more about the OKC National Memorial, the official website is here. Unfortunately we didn't have time to visit the extensive museum on the site, which is supposed to be fairly good and is very comprehensive.
This was part of the fence around the demolition site where people have been putting up momentos ever since 1995.
On April 19, 1995, the worst terrorist attack to that point took place in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma when 168 people (including children who were at a daycare inside the building) died as a result of domestic terrorism when the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was blown up by Timothy McVeigh and his cohorts. Interesting to note that McVeigh was put to death just 3 months before 9/11. I wonder what he would have made of being "upstaged" like that.
While driving back east from New Mexico, we stopped by Oklahoma City (OKC), which is not usually a place most tourists get to. We saw the very moving memorial to the victims which is very well designed and very poignant.
If you're ever in the OKC area, it's definitely worth stopping by to see the memorial.
The chairs at the memorial represent the 168 people killed and represent the empty seats they left behind at work, at the dinner table, etc.
If you want to learn more about the OKC National Memorial, the official website is here. Unfortunately we didn't have time to visit the extensive museum on the site, which is supposed to be fairly good and is very comprehensive.
This was part of the fence around the demolition site where people have been putting up momentos ever since 1995.
posted by Kevin at 8/05/2007 04:54:00 PM
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